State of Play of Pact Implementation
The Pact on Migration and Asylum will enter into application on 12 June. On 8 May, the European Commission (EC) published its third report on the state of play of its implementation in each EU member state (MS). According to a press release that accompanied the...
AIDA Country Report on Hungary – Update on 2025
The updated AIDA Country Report on Hungary provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2025. It is accompanied by an...
CENTRAL EUROPE: Civil society legal complaint about family reunification in Austria ― Another court ruling against Germany over border controls ― Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner raises concerns about use of controversial asylum law in Poland
A group of NGOs and legal academics have filed a complaint with the European Commission against Austria over its unilateral suspension of family reunification for refugees. A court in Bavaria has ruled that repeated extensions of border controls at the Germany-Austria...
RETURN: European Commission finally confirms plans for Taliban meeting ― EU revives co-operation agreement with Syria ― Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner calls for continued support for displaced Ukrainians
The European Commission has confirmed that it is preparing to meet Taliban officials to discuss possible deportation of people from Europe to Afghanistan. The EU has restored the full application of the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement. The Council of Europe...
AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria – Update on 2025
The updated AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria provides a detailed overview of legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2025. It is accompanied by...
AIDA Country Report on Spain – Update on 2025
The updated AIDA Country Report on Spain provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2025. It is accompanied by an...
BENELUX: NGOs highlight dire reception conditions in Belgium ― European court issues umpteenth ruling against Belgium ― NGO demands regularisation for undocumented people in Luxembourg ― Dutch senate approves one asylum law; rejects another
A new NGO report has highlighted the impacts of Belgium’s “non-reception” policy for asylum applicants in 2025 The European Court of Human Rights has once again condemned Belgium for failing to meet the basic needs of asylum applicants. An NGO is calling for the...
UK: New deal with France to stop small boat crossings ― First conviction under new crossing law ― Government closes 11 asylum hotels ― NGO report reveals shocking number of deaths of young asylum applicants ― NGO briefing raises concerns about female Afghan asylum applicants
The UK has signed a new agreement with France to prevent people from crossing the Channel in small boats. An Afghan national has become the first person to be convicted of endangering others during a sea crossing to the UK. The government has announced the closure of...